This morning I noticed a new family of swallows. They made their nest right outside our kitchen window.  Here is the father…

I have been working on putting on the saddle for the tailpiece to rest on, as well as shaping the fingerboard.  I have been carving out the underneath of it so there is no excess weight.

I already shaped the top of the fingerboard when I had it tacked on in the white.  It has a sustained radius of 45mm.  I try to keep in mind the ease of position change for the player.  I then glue it on using hot Hyde glue.

This glue is real excellent because it creates a vacuum as it cools and makes for a very tight joint.

That’s all for now…. Enjoy the weekend!

Martin